zài

(located) at; (to be) in

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 6th character
Radical ⼟ (32.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 388

Definitions

在 zài
  1. 1. (located) at
  2. 2. (to be) in
  3. 3. (indicating an action in progress)
  4. 4. in the middle of doing sth
  5. 5. to exist

Stroke order

在 stroke order diagram
在 stroke order animation

Words containing 在

Word Meaning
now; at present; at the moment
right in the middle of (doing sth); just at (that time)
really; indeed; actually
to exist; existence; to be
to care about; equivalent of zài yú
to lie in; to depend on; to consist in
to care about; to mind
intrinsic; inner; internal
not to care
to be present; to be on the scene
place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located
to be situated at; to find oneself at
at ease; comfortable; free
potential; hidden; latent
to be present
among them; (included) in it
to be everywhere
fig. completely in the dark
absent-minded; inattentive; preoccupied
to be at large (of a criminal)
to be alive
where?; what place?
location; site
aloof and remote
in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis
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